Effects of the Resident Assessment Instrument on the care process and health outcomes in nursing homes : a review of the literature
Sammanfattning
The objective of the paper is to review the effects of the implementation of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) on process measures (quality of care plans and staff satisfaction) and outcome measures (health problems and quality of life) in nursing homes. All available publications on the effects of the RAI were included in the review. Positive effects have been found, based on pre-test - post-test non-controlled designs. Control-group designs are needed in future evaluation studies to determine if these positive results will hold.